Howard Stern confirmed Monday (February 8) that reports claiming American Idol producers were interested in him replacing judge Simon Cowell are true.

"There's not a better job on the planet than judging a f-----g karaoke contest," Stern said on his Sirius radio show. "It might be possible, we'll see."

According to some reports Idol is prepared to match the shock jock's $500 million contract with Sirius XM that expires January of next year.

"A $100 million to judge a karaoke contest? Yeah, I think I would do that show for $100 million," he said. Stern also believes American Idol is nothing without Cowell -- who may have suggested him as his replacement -- but if one person could replace him it would be Stern.

"If I do say so myself, I can't imagine anyone else but me replacing [Cowell]. I mean, how else are they going to make that show work? Who knows how to broadcast and who knows how to be interesting? And who's not afraid to speak their mind?"

Playgirl.com released more "nude" pictures of Palin sperm donor Levi Johnston, but unfortunately the Internet version is not much better than the printed pictures being released in Playgirl magazine. While buck naked in the shower Johnston manages to hide the money shot, only showing off his white tush in a black and white pic.

The big question is... Why does Playboy and Playgirl keep paying non-celebrities like Heidi Montag and Johnston money NOT to get nude in their magazines? Isn't that the entire point of Playboy?

See Johnston's tush after the jump...  read more »

Starring: Donald Glover, DC Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Aubrey Plaza
Directed By: Dan Eckman
Written By: Donald Glover, DC Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Dan Eckman, and Meggie McFadden
Grade: B+

Mystery Team is the first feature from Derrick Comedy, an internet sketch comedy group of friends from NYU; Dan Eckman, Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover, DC Pierson, and Meggie McFadden. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009 and since then has had limited releases in select cities around the country until it’s DVD release in May. It is a fresh and funny film not to be missed.

Jason (Glover), Duncan (Pierson), and Charlie (Dierkes) have been best friends their whole lives. Over the years they have become outcasts though. When they were 7 they started "The Mystery Team" , promising to solve any mystery for a dime. They are 18 now and about to graduate high school, still committed to The Mystery Team, and still only charge a dime as it’s not the money that matters to them. When a little girl seeks them out to find out who murdered her parents they are shocked, but end up agreeing to take the case. Jason especially thinks they need to solve the case to prove that they are real detectives to gain the respect they had when they were kids rather than being the laughing stock of the town. When Jason meets the girl’s older sister, Kelly (Plaza), he quickly forms a crush on her. Since she in particular thinks they are way out of their league and going to the police is the only helpful thing they could do, Jason becomes determined to prove that he’s worthy of her respect.  read more »

2010 Oscars: My 2 cents: Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor: Now with more Colons!

Amidst dwindling ratings because of nominated films nobody would actually pay to see (The Reader, Frost/Nixon from last year, The Dark Knight’s shafting- which gets even more egregious as time goes by), interminable running times and dance numbers that make you want to have something sharp meet with something sensitive, The Academy of Movies with Overpriced tickets have decided to try to spike and spice up the awards by expanding the Best Picture field from 5 to 10 nominees (to squeeze in something we’d actually see instead of costume dramas about dead people and Holocaust drearies about dead people), well placed nudity and random beatings. Plus a member of the audience gets to use a rifle to shoot at the stage when the musical numbers get too long and boring. Aim for the head, lucky audience member, aim for the head.

We’ll find out if the shameless baiting works on Sunday March 7th. Or, based on the ratings anyway, some of us will as the rest of us have lives to lead. We’re there however, if Alec Baldwin mentions the words “Schwetty Balls” or if Steve Martin promises to never ever do another Pink Panther.  read more »

Here is my Idol dream team; Howard Stern, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi (someone on the show should actually know about music) and Gary Coleman.

According to Radar Online; "American Idol producers 'will do what it takes to sign' radio legend Howard Stern as a must-have replacement for Simon Cowell when the British mogul leaves the show after this season."

The idea is to replace Simon with someone who would be even nastier to contestants and clash with the other judges. Stern has been known to discuss the TV show a lot with Eric "The Midget" on his radio show.

I'm sure Stern joining American Idol would create a HUGE buzz but does the shock jock and tween/teen girls really mix?

"Stern, whose Sirius XM contact is up in January 2011, recently said on his radio show he was 'approached by a major TV network to take over a TV show and leave here and do that next year -- and I did turn it down.'"  read more »

If you made 4chan into a TV show (without trying to get arrested) you would get Tosh.0, Comedy Central's answer to Talk Soup and G4's horribly unfunny Web Soup.

With his casual jackets and gaysexual sweaters, the sexy Daniel Tosh has finally delivered a funny and cutting edge TV show about the Interwebs. His off-color and politically incorrect humor is the first recap show to capture the true essence of the Internet, and for that Daniel Tosh is our Hot Babe of the Day.

Don't miss Tosh.0 on Comedy Central most nights after The Daily Show... And maybe some day I will get lucky enough to get a " Web Redemption" and the chance to arm wrestle Tosh shirtless. He can jiggle my man-teets any day!

Get ready for more Fast and the Furious, singing princesses, and Robert Langdon, as the studios gear up to make more movies and more money. Also, a beloved comics property might be heading into sequel territory as even funny book publishers like to cash in.

Over at Disney, the Amy Adams/Patrick Dempsey vehicle Enchanted is gearing up for a second installment. The stars have yet to sign on, and there's no official word on the script, but The Proposal director Anne Fletcher is allegedly on-board to helm the sequel. As someone who spent Christmas alone with a giant bottle of wine and this movie on TNT, I'm very happy about this news.  read more »

The L.A. County Coroner has released Brittany Murphy's cause of death; community acquired pneumonia, iron deficiency anemia, and multiple drug intoxication.

TMZ says Murphy's death was ruled "accidental" and could have been avoided if she went to a hospital in time. Instead she self-medicated with over-the-counter meds, something poor people like me do on a daily basis because of lack of medical insurance.

Come on Obama I don't want to die from drinking too much Dayquil! That is a shitty way to go.

To keep updated on all of 2010's celebrity deaths, visit and bookmark our 2010 Celebrity Death List.

It's time to wake up and accept the reality that Avatar is not only not the Best Picture of 2009, but it doesn't even deserve to be in that category. Does it deserve technical awards? Of course. Was the 3D technological experience groundbreaking? Yes, but so was Captian EO once, and no one gave that an Oscar.

Anyone you talk to who has seen the film will tell you you just have to see it in IMAX 3D to really, fully, appreciate it, which is exactly the reason it shouldn't win. If the film is no longer affecting outside of a strict set of circumstances how can it be the Best Picture? Inglorious Basterds and The Hurt Locker can be enjoyed just as fully at home as they were in the theater. In ten years, when technology has continued to make further leaps, both movies will still hold up because neither one was enjoyed solely on the use of a gimmick. Can you say the same for Avatar? The script is weak and the plot is recycled from two of his previous efforts (most notably Aliens and Titanic). The fact that it wasn't nominated for Best Original Screenplay speaks volumes. A movie that is crowned the Best of the Best should be strong in all areas, not just a "visceral" experience. Kathryn Bigelow's film was visceral without the use of 3D glasses. Quentin Tarantino's script was engrossing and entertaining without the use of overwrought cliches. Lee Daniels and Jason Reitman didn't need $300 million to get a message across or move you to tears.  read more »